Fishing reel



Feb. 8, 1944. MAYNEs 2,340,892

FISHING REEL Filed Oct. 26, 1939 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR lylafimynes,

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ATTO R N EYS Patented Feh. 8, 1944 i 1 FISHING REEL Hyla F. Maynes, North Tonawanda, N. Y., assignor of one-half to Emma C. Maynes, North Tonawanda, N. Y.

Application October 26, 1939, Serial No. 301,455 4 9 Claims.

This invention relates to a fishing reel and has particular relation to reels of the general type disclosed my Patents No. 2,130,670 and No. 2,130,671, both granted on September 20, 1938, and No. 2,220,017, granted October 29, 1940, and constitutes an improvement in reels of this type.

The present invention contemplates an improved control mechanism for a clicking device and for a ratchet means that allows the spool to run freely in one direction only, wherein by moving a single control lever either the clicking device or the ratchet means may be rendered operative or inoperative, or both may be rendered ineffective. The clicking device may include a spring and an adjustable tensioning means therefor, whereby the character of the produced sound may be varied.

The novel features of the present invention, and the objects and advantages thereof, will appear from the following description of the typical embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view with a fragment of one part broken away;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view;

Fig. 3 is an elevational view of a line guide employed in the reel construction;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view through the reel along a line indicated at 44 on Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional view in a plane at right angles to that of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a front elevational view of a brake or clutch control unit shown in Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary side elevation of the central portion of the reel with certain parts removed and fragments of other parts broken away;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of ratchet control means which are shown in side elevation in Fig. 2; and,

Fig. 9 is a perspective of a pull cord guide shown in Figs. 1 and 2'.

As shown in the drawings the reel has a frame consisting of aside plate l0 and a ring ll spaced therefrom by pillars l2. The latter may comprise projections l3 formed integrally, as by diecasting, upon the side plate l0 and ring H, each projection on the plate abutting an opposed projection on the ring and being joined thereto by a fastener (4, such fastener having screw por tions and I6 threaded in opposite directions and having guide portions ll fitting bores formed in the projections. The construction of such a reel frame is described in my Patent No. 2,232,253, granted February 18, 1941.

The central portion 18 of theside plate in is offset inwardly from the outer portion of the plate by a tubular section l9, thus providing a recess 22 in the face of the plate, and around this recess extends an annular ridge 2| having a sloping outer face. Rigidly secured to inner portion it of the frame side plate is a sleeve having one end 23 extending into recess 22 and the other end, 24, extending approximately into the plane of ring ll of the frame.

Mounted for rotation upon sleeve portion 24 is a spool consisting of an inner hub 25 in bearing contact with the sleeve portion, a concentric outer hub 25, a tubular frame 21 upon which the fishing line is wound, and inner and outer flanges 28 and 29, respectively, the outer flange 29 carrying a handle 3 I.

The outer hub 26 has a conical face engaging a brake or clutch lining 32 carried by the inner hub 25, and is held in engagement therewith by a cap 33 which is threaded upon the outer end of the hub 25. The cap has in its inner face a recess in which a washer 34 is retained by a spring 35 that extends partially around the washer, fitting in a groove in the periphery of the washer and a similar groove in the wall of the recess of the cap. An end portion 36 of the spring extends through a wall of the cap and anchors the spring against rotation.

The washer 34 has formed thereon a key 31 engaging in a keyway 38 inhub 25. By turning cap 33 the friction of hub 26 upon the lining 32 may be varied to adjust the torque required to rotate hub 26 relative to hub 25. In any adjusted position of the cap, the spring 35, by holding the cap relative to the washer 34, will prevent accidental turning of the cap.

Journaled in sleeve 23, 24 is a shaft 4! having a bore in which is slidable a plunger 42 backed by a spring 43. Pivoted at 44 in the bore is a y 45 having a shoulder 46 extending into, and abutting, the end wall of a keyway in the shaft. The key has a terminal portion extending through a slotted keyway'50 in a web extending across the outer end of inner hub 25, the terminal portion of th key having a shoulder 4'! normally abutting the outer face of the web adjacent the slotted keyway. The spring backed plunger 42, engaging the key 45 to one'side of pivot 44 normally retains the shoulders 46 and 41 in the engaged positions shown in Fig. 5.

Secured to the other end of shaft 4! is a ratchct wheel 48 Whose ratchet teeth are engaged by a pawl 49 carried, on a pivot pin 5|, by a pulley wheel 52-. The hub 53 of the pulley is rotatable upon the sleeve portion 23 and has upon its inner end serrations 54 interengaging complementary serrations formed on the inner periphcry of an annulus 55. The latter has a circumferential ridge 56, notched at to engage in an opening formed in a spiral spring 58 near the inner end thereof, the outer end of the spring being formed into a loop 59 disposed in a recess 5| in wall portion I9 of the frame. The Spring is coiled within a cup shaped member whose web 62 constitutes a closure across the recess 22 in the face of the frame, and whose peripheral flange 53 is telescoped within the circumferential wall of the recess, being retained therein in the position shown in Fig. 5 byaspring lockring 64 and having an opening for passing the looped end portion 59 of the spring.

Fixed to the center of the web 52 islan annular hub 65, within which the member 55 rotates, and which supports a spring member 66 that frictionally engages it and'has a finger 67 extending through'arelatively large opening'inthe pulley 52 into engagement with'a cam opening 58 in pawl 49. Member 66, 61 serves to'shift the pawl into and out (if-engagement with the teeth of ratchet wheel '48 at the initiation of counterclockwise and clockwise movements, respectively, of pulley 52,as the parts are viewed in Fig. 1, due to movement of the pulley relative to member 66,

67 which frictionally engages stationary hub 65.

Secured to and woundupon the pulley, between its'inner and outerfianges'll and I2, is a pull cord 73 whose free end extends through a recess 14 inthe ridge 2Ion the face of the frame and through a guide ring 15, and having at its extremity a fingerpiece 16. The guide ring may be formed with a tail portion I8- extending throughan O'peningin the frameand securedto the frame byfastener I9. Preferably an'ag-ate annulus 80 is seatedwithin ring I5.

The outer flange I2 of the pulley forms a closure acrossthe mouthof the recess 22, cooperating with ridge 2I :inrprovidingupon the reel a clean side face which will-not snag a fish line or the like. A-closure-disc II securedupon the end of shaft-4 I enclosesthe space in-the .face of-the pulley containing the ratchet-wheel and pawl '49.

An inner flange 8| upon inner hub member constitutes a ratchet wheel, having aboutits periphery ratchet teeth engageable byend portion 82 of -a pawl 83 which is pivotedby pin 84 to central wall portion I8 of the frame. The pawl .is engaged and normally pressed'into engagement with wheel BI by'a spring'85 which is supported byhaving a loop-portion 86 thereof clipped over a supporting projection-8! formed on-the frame portion I8.

Onthe opposite side of pivot fl I from end '82, the pawl 83 has a camportion 88*engaged by the end of a lever 89, the latter being pivoted upon a pin 9i carried by frame portion I 8, and being held upon the pin by a resilient member or leaf spring 82 secured by fastener -93 to the frame portion l8 and havingits free end eXtending-through-aslot 90 in the frame. The lever is shiftable to anyone of three positions, indicated by center lines 94, 95 and96, the-lever being shown-inFig.2 in position 95. When in position-'94 the cam portion 88 of the pawl is disengaged from the lever, so that springtfi presses the pawl into engagement with the ratchet wheel 8|. In this position the free end of member 92 presses firmlyagainst the lever, holding it against-accidental movement. When ineither of positionsSB or 95- the cam portion-88 is engaged by the lever, holding the pawl disengaged from the ratchet wheel. In either of these positions the pressure of spring 85, exerted through the pawl 83, will tend to hold the lever 89 against accidental displacement.

Secured to the flange 24 of the spool is a ring wheel IIJI having undulations in the form of teeth I 02 formed thereabout for engagement by a clicker member I03. The latter is generally triangular in shape and has a slot IM through which extends a pivot stud I that is carried by portion I0 of the frame.

A spring Wire I06 engages the upper surface of theJclicker member I03, the end of the wire adjacent the clicker being bent to define a bight portion IG'I. The lever 89 has a pin I08 upon which the .en-d'portion'of the wire bears, the pin entering'the bight portion IU'I when the lever is in its central position, 95. The intermediate portion of wire I06 has a bight portion I39 engaging the undersurface of a stud I I I carried by the frame portion I8, and the end I I2 of the wire is engaged and tensionedby a block I I3 which is pivoted eccentricallyat II4 to the frame. Since'each of the four sidefaces of the block is at a different distance fromthe pivot I I I-than each'other face, the spring wire may be adjustedtoany of four different degrees of tension by moving the block about its ;pivot. In Fig. 2 the-parts are inthe adjustment of least tension in the full line illustration and the position of maximum tension in brokenline illustration.

The reel may be provided with a saddle IIB connected to-the reel-frame by fasteners H7 and by which the reel :maybe'secured'to a rod II 8 (Fig. '5) inany suitable-manner. Fishing line may -be wound on thespool frame 2'! between flanges 28 and'29 by rotation of thespool in a clockwise direction as the parts are viewed in Fig-1. Theline may be guided through a ring I2I- of-sui-table wear resisting material, which is preferably mounted in an annulus I 22 having opposed fianged portions I23 provided with stop lugs 124.

The frame portions IO- and II are, as shown in Fig. 4, providedwith recesses 425 to receive the annulus, the recesses having depressions I26 to receive flanges I23. .The guidering I2I may be attached to the frame by-placing theportions'of annulus I22 between flanges'l23'in the recesses I25 andthen rotatingthe ring to move'flanges I23 into the depressions I26, a motion which is limitedby stop lugs I24 abutting the fram portions adjacentdepressions I26. The ring and its supporting annulus, normally retained against rotation inthe frame by friction, may be released from the frame byz-partial rotation in the opposite direction.

.In operation, with the control lever 89 in the middle position shown in Fig- 2, the spool may be rotated freely in either direction, such rotation being accompanied by clicking of member I03 upon the serrated surface of wheel Ill 1. As heretofore mentioned the intensity of the clicking sound. may be predetermined to suit the opera tor, by adjusting' block II3 about its pivot Il l'to vary-the tension of spring I35.

Line may be wound upon the spool either by rotating the. handle 3| or by actuating the pull cord lt alternately withdrawing it and-allowing it .to beretracted. In operation of the latter outward, unwinding motion of the pull cord will cause ratchet pawl and wheel 49, 48 to engage, rotating shaft ll, key 45,-and the inner and outer hub members 25=and 25,; provided that the latter are engaged under sufficient pressure'byreason of proper adjustment of member 33. When the pull cord moves inwardly, by action of spring 58, the pawl 49 will release the ratchet wheel 52 so that the pulley may rotate free of the shaft 4i.

When the lever 89 is moved to the position indicated by line 95 in Fig. 2, the spring wire I86 will be lifted from clicker I03, so that the spool may rotate substantially noiselessly. In this position as in that shown in Fig. 2, the ratchet pawl 82, 83 is held disengaged from wheel 8|.

By moving the lever 89 to the position indicated by center line 94 in Fig. 2, wherein it abuts stop 21, the ratchet means 82, 83, 8| are engaged, thereby allowing free rotation of the spool to wind in line (clockwise rotation in Figs. 1 and 2) but preventing rotation of the inner hub member 25 in the opposite direction, and permitting rotation of the spool proper in such opposite direction only to the extent that the outer hub 25 may rotate with respect to the inner hub, the frictional resistance to such motion being determined by the adjustment of member 33.

To remove the hub and spool assembly, or to release the shaft 4| for axial displacement, the key 35 may be depressed to release shoulders 46 and 41 from the engaged relationships shown in Fig. 5. When the shaft is thus displaced the pulley 52 may, of course, also be displaced axially.

In order to release or increase the tension of the spring 58 the portion of the pull cord between the pulley and guide ring 75 may be extended through a notch I28 which is provided in the periphery of flange 12 of pulley 575, after which the pulley may be allowed to rotate (clock- Wise in Fig. 1) or may be rotated (counterclockwise) to the degree necessary to effect the re lease or increase of tension desired.

It will be understood that the reel structure herein shown and described is merely illustrative of the several features of the invention, and that; these features may be employed either severally or jointly in other embodiments without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

I. In a fishing reel, a frame and a spool mounted for rotation thereon, a brake member frictionally engaging the spool and adapted to rotate therewith, a ratchet wheel rotatable with the brake member, a serrated member rotatable with the spool, pawl means mounted on the frame and means for pressing the pawl means into engagement with said ratchet wheel to prevent rotation of the brake member in One direction, a sound producing member and resilient means for pressing it into engagement with said serrated member, and a control element, movably mounted on the frame to control the pawl and sound producing member, said control element being engageable with the pawl means to move the latter from engaged relation with the ratchet wheel and being engageable with said resilient means to relieve the pressure of said resilient means upon said sound producing member.

2. In a fishing reel, a frame and a spool mounted for rotation thereon, a ratchet wheel adapted for rotation with the spool, a serrated member adapted for rotation with the spool, pawl means for engagement with the ratchet wheel to prevent free rotation of the spool in one direction, a second member for engagement with said serrated member for producing sound upon rotation of the spool and pressure means for effecting such engagement, and a control for said pawl means and said second member comprising a control element carried by said frame and movable into engagement with the pawl means for releasing said pawl means from the ratchet wheel and also movable into engagement with said pressure means to release said second member from sound producing engagement with said serrated member.

3. In a fishing reel, a frame and a spool mounted for rotation thereon, a ratchet mechanism adapted to permit free rotation of the spool in one direction and adapted to restrict rotation of the spool in the opposite direction, a sound producing device operated by and upon rotation of the spool, and control means for said ratchet mechanism and said sound producing device, said control means'comprising a control member operably associated with the ratchet mechanism and with said sound producing device and movable selectively to render the ratchet mechanism ineffective and to render the sound producing device efiective and ineffective.

4. In a fishing reel, a frame and a spool mounted for rotation thereon, a ratchet mechanism adapted to permit free rotation of the spool in one direction and adapted to restrict rotation of the spool in the opposite direction, a sound producing device adapted to be operated by and upon rotation of the spool, and control means for said ratchet mechanism and sound producing device, said control means including a control member movable upon the frame and having a part engageable with said ratchet mechanism for rendering the latter ineffective to restrict rotation of the spool in said opposite direction, and said control member having a part engageable with said sound producing mechanism to render the mechanism ineffective.

5. In a fishing reel, a frame and a spool mount ed for rotation thereon, a ratchet wheel adapted for rotation with the spool, a sound producing device adapted to be operated by and upon rotation of the spool, and control means for said ratchet mechanism and sound producing device, said control means including a control member movable upon the frame to different positions, said control member having a part engageable with the ratchet mechanism for rendering the latter inoperative in one position of the control member, and having a part engageable with the sound producing device to render the same ineffective in another position of the control member.

6. In a fishing reel, a frame and a spool mounted for rotation thereon, a ratchet wheel adapted for rotation with the spool, a sound producing device adapted to be operated by and upon rotation of the spool, and control means for said ratchet mechanism and sound producing device, said control means including a control member movable upon the frame to different positions, said control member having a part engageable with the ratchet mechanism for rendering the latter inoperative in one position of the control member, and having a part engageable with the sound producing device to render the device ineffective in the production of sound in another position of the control member.

7. In a fishing reel. a frame, a ratchet wheel and a serrated wheel mounted for rotation upon the frame. pawl means for engaging said ratchet wheel and a member for engaging said serrated wheel, spring means for pressing said member against the serrated wheel, and a control member mounted on the frame and movable into engagement with :the'pawkmeans .for holding the latter Efrem en agement with the ratchet wheel, said control member beinga'movable into engagement with 'the'spring means for relieving the pressure thereof upon-said "member.

8. In a fishing-reel, a frame, a ratchet wheel and a serrated wheel mounted for rotation upon the frame, pawl means for engaging said ratchet wheel, a member for engaging said serrated wheel for the production of sound, an element for pressing said member into engagement with said serrated wheel, a lever pivoted to said frame for movement into'engagement with said pawl means and coacting with the latter when so engaged to prevent engagement of the pawl means with said ratchet wheel, and'while so engaged adapted to be shifted to relieve the pressure of said element upon said member.

9. In a-fishing reel,a frame and'a spool mounted'for rotationthereon, a ratchet wheel adapted for rotation with the spool, a serrated member adapted for rotation with the spool, a spring pressed :pawl .for engagement with the ratchet wheel to restrict: rotation of the spool in one direction, a clicker member adapted to engage said serrated member for the production of sound, a spring pivoted medially of its ends to the frame, an element adapted for engagement with thespringto one side of the pivot, said element :being pivoted eccentrically to the frame and having plural faces adapted to engage the spring to provide a plurality of different tensions for the spring, the portion of the spring to the other side of said pivot engaging said clicker for pressing it against said serrated member, and control means for said pawl and said clicker member, said control means comprising a con trol member engageable with the pawl for holding the latter disengaged from the ratchet wheel, and said 'control member being engageable with said spring to hold the spring removed from a position wherein it presses the clicker against the serrated member for the production of'sound.

HYLA F. MAYNES. 

